Sales Warehouse
"FLEX HOUSE-FIX"
Warehouse owner/user to store another person's cargo
Commercial warehouses are subject to stricter facility and equipment standards than ordinary buildings, resulting in lower fire and cargo insurance premiums.
All the standards required for a sales warehouse can be met in a tent warehouse.
Product & Service
Type of operating warehouse
| Type of operating warehouse | Contents Example |
|---|---|
| Class 1 Warehouse | Items that do not fit into the following warehouses |
| Class 2 Warehouse | Warehouses that do not require fire resistance and fireproofing compared to Class 1 warehouses (e.g., wheat, starch, materials, leather, etc.) |
| Class 3 Warehouse | Warehouses that do not require moisture protection compared to Class 2 warehouses Examples: glassware, ceramics, agricultural machinery, etc. |
| open-air warehouse | Fenced or fenced land for storage. Examples: ingots, cables, cement products, automobiles, lumber, etc. |
| Hazardous Materials Warehouse | Legal storage of “category 7 goods (hazardous materials and high-pressure gas)” is allowed. |
| cold storage | Not only refrigerated foods Facilities for storing goods that need to be stored at or below 10 (Category VIII goods) |
The following four points are the main criteria required for a commercial warehouse. All of these can be met in a tent warehouse.
| Criteria required | Contents | How to respond in a tent warehouse |
|---|---|---|
| Land fixability | The structure must be anchored to the land and have a roof and walls around it. | To meet floor strength standards Need to pave with concrete, asphalt, etc. |
| Strength | The strength of the wrack assembly, exterior walls or sheathing, and floors shall be as specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Conformance to standards |
Walls: Can be handled with tent materials only, as long as they are noncombustible. Floors: Earthen floors must have a minimum bearing capacity of 3,900 N/m2 |
| Waterproof and moisture-proof performance | The structure and facilities must conform to the standards specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as sufficient to prevent water infiltration into the warehouse.
The floor must have moisture-proofing measures specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to prevent moisture penetration from the land and condensation on the floor surface. |
Concrete dirt floor requires a moisture-proof sheet. Gutters for stormwater treatment are required depending on where it is built |
| Thermal Barrier Performance | Thermal barrier measures specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must be taken. | Supported by ventilation fan, gullies, etc. |
| Fire resistance and fireproof performance | The building in which the warehouse is located must conform to the standards specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as having fire resistance or fireproof performance. | By utilizing noncombustible materials, Can be constructed as a semi-fireproof building |
| anticrime performance | Have effective structure and facilities for crime prevention as specified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. | The security of the entire site where the warehouse is located. No need to respond if secured If it is difficult, it can be handled by installing intrusion detection sensors in the warehouse. |
(Excerpt from the Facility and Equipment Standards for Commercial Warehouses (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Warehousing Business Law))